BSCHOOL LESSONS FROM ADITYA BIRLA

WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH YOU AT BUSINESS SKOOL

2 April, 2003
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla
Corporate Dossier

Having traversed this trajectory, and learnt my lessons, I thought I would share with you six things that I believe an MBA does not or rather cannot teach you. There are no tailor-made solutions to the issues I raise. Rather, the intent is to draw attention to them, and make you aware of them. The shortcomings I talk about are generic - they apply across the board, across countries and institutions. The real world puts you at the deep end and you realise that the ground realities are radically different.

Lesson 1: Learning to work as part of a team

The first lesson, I believe, relates to the skills required to be able to work in teams. We tend to be very individualistic. This is partly an outcome of our educational system, which necessitates cut-throat competition. It puts a premium on individual achievement and brilliance, at the cost of team or organisational effectiveness. Individual stars are fine but, by themselves, they cannot create the brilliance of a galaxy.

In business, one constantly has to interact with people, and work in teams. Most business situations cut across a range of product, geographic and functional areas - and a full range of competencies needs to be deployed to deal with the situation at hand. No one person has all the answers. Naturally, teams are the predominant setting for work.

At different points in time, depending on the business needs, you may have to be engaged with multiple teams, move out of one team and connect with a new team. The challenge that confronts you in repeatedly emotionally switching on and off in such environs - and how to deal with it proactively has hitherto not been inked in textbooks. I believe that being able to work in teams requires a whole new set of skills.

First, one has to learn how to be a good listener. The greater the complexity of the issue, the greater is the tendency to view only facts and figures, neglecting the anxieties, expectations, the conflicts that underline the issue. In such a process, people need to unravel agendas, appreciate apprehensions and relate to the emotionally charged response. When this does not happen, the solutions that emanate are sub-optimal. Working within a team also requires learning the art of compromise and tact. One has to be able to spot good ideas and suggestions and weave them together.

The challenge is that of keeping an open mind, and not being saddled with a rigid position.

Progressive business leaders welcome constructive dissent as a process that leads to significant improvements in the quality of decisions made, as value-added inputs are embedded in it.

Learning to cope with the disappointment of not having your views factored in a team situation is necessary, as is getting on with 'business as usual'. B-Schools cannot tutor us on how to manage our emotional perspective.

I believe teaming is all about 'attuning' to others. Teaming is about bonding, about camaraderie and about creating a symphony. It is about not thinking 'what is in it for me' and instead graduating to 'what is in it for us?'.

Take 1 therefore is: Being team-spirited is critical to success in professional life.

Lesson 2: Learning to take care of the details

My next take is on the question of what business schools refer to as the 'helicopter view'. A management education encourages students to take the broad view, a top-down approach. This is fine, as far as it goes. But even the best perspective has to be backed up by action on the ground, and this requires getting down to the nitty-gritty.

At B-Schools, most of us develop a magnificent obsession with 'strategy'. We romanticise it because it seems so cerebral. What we conveniently overlook is that one arrives at a 'strategy' only after having paid meticulous attention to the minutest details. And this is required because without delving into details, a strategy can be fundamentally flawed.

One of the favourite exercises of Jack Welch - ex-CEO of GE - was to pick out an issue and do a 'deep dive' on it. He would spot a challenge where he thought he could make a difference - and then he would throw himself into the details of that. For instance, when GE began its push into the medical imaging business, Jack Welch would dive into the minutest details of the business and operations - right down from the quality of the X-ray tubes to buying the right components.

Take 2: Remember… God is in the details.

Lesson 3: Learning to work across cultures

The third issue that I wish to raise is that of working across cultures. Up to about a decade ago, most businesses in India were, by and large, inward looking, and oriented predominantly towards the domestic market. But globalisation has changed all that. Now we have to look at global competition, global benchmarks and global markets. And when business boundaries dissolve to this extent, people have to be able to bridge different cultures.

Today, there are many more organisations that offer you the opportunity - and more than that - require you to work in other areas of the world or with people who come from diverse cultures. It is for this reason that some of the best employers in the country are those who will reward you for your ability to straddle across different cultures in a seamless manner. And this need is much more pronounced now than it was a decade ago.

Let me mention the story of two businessmen, a Japanese and an American. The American was enthusiastic about finalising a business deal, and he kept on saying that his thinking - and the thinking of his Japanese counterpart - were in parallel. Yet, the Japanese was not happy, and he thought the deal had floundered. Why? Because, to a Japanese, the word 'parallel' connotes two straight lines that never meet!

Take 3: Respect different cultures and learn from them.

Lesson 4: Learning to make use of the gift of judgement and intuition

I come to the fourth point - about learning to make use of an asset that we have, but don't normally think about. In fact, this is an asset that, again, our education system conditions us to downplay, if not neglect. I am talking about the use of intuition and gut feel, what we call the 'sixth sense'. Actually, intuition is not as random as we make it out to be, nor can it be called unscientific; part of intuition is our knowledge and experiences, processed and distilled, and stored in our sub-conscious. Of course, intuition cannot be a substitute for facts, logic and sound analysis - but it can be a complement to our analytical and logical thought processes.

Earlier in my career, I always felt that management is a science. But as you go up the management ladder, you enter an arena where it evolves into an art and here there is nothing for you to go by except your gut feel, your intuition.
Newcomers into an organisation often develop some kind of derision towards older and more experienced persons, who may not be in sync with modern concepts and tools. There will always be a generation gap. To be successful, esteeming the experience and expertise of seniors in an organisation is vital

Take 4 - then - is: Listen to your sixth sense. Also understand the touch and feel factor of the experienced.

Lesson 5: Using failure as a stepping stone to success

Let me turn to the fifth factor - the fear of failure. I believe that we have to get used to failure and learn how to get the best out of it. Too many of our organisations penalise or look down on those who have failed.

Regrettably we attach undue importance to failures. Many among you would have gone into depression at not being chosen on day one or day two for your summer placement or at having missed being selected by your dream company.
Please do bear in mind that failure is by no means the end of the world. It is, in many cases, a precondition for success. Failure is the crucible in which success is created. It has to be seen as a learning experience, a process of trying out alternatives and eliminating them.

Take the example of the space shuttle Columbia. Shuttles have been America's space workhorses for now well over twenty years. Even as space shuttle Columbia crashed, America will be embarking on the mission again, but only after thoroughly scrutinising its failure and factoring the lessons learnt. I have often wondered whether we should expel the word 'failure' from our lexicon and instead talk of 'failed attempts'.

Take 5 is: There's no success without failure.

Lesson 6: Learning a new, more holistic definition of success

Finally, I come to the last issue - that of the need for redefining success. Just as it is important to cope with failure, we all, in fact, each one of us, needs to reflect on what success really means and how do we measure it. Too many of us define success in terms of designation, how much we earn, the perquisites, and whether we are working in a 'prestigious' organisation or not.

I believe importantly success is how far you have traversed in life - from the starting point of the journey to where one is placed today. Using this metric, many of you will discover that you have come a long way indeed. If we probe even more, we might realise that perhaps it's not just success that we're really after. What most of us want is to be happy.

Take 6: Let's define success more holistically.

Conclusion

I have walked you through six lessons that I believe cannot be adequately stressed in a business school education. I hope that just being aware of these will help you get started on acquiring those aspects of learning that may be missing. Each of us has different learning needs - we are better in some areas, while lacking in others. So it's up to each of us to take stock of ourselves, and identify which of these learnings we fall more short of - so that we can work to bridge the gaps.

Look on your workplace as a continuing MBA that will help plug the gaps not learnt formally.

I welcome you all to the real world. And don't forget to have fun along the way.

EGOVERNANCE

Government of India has an online Grievance forum. Can you imagine this happening in INDIA?

The govt. wants people to use this tool to highlight the problems they faced while dealing with Government officials or departments like Passport Office, Electricity board, BSNL/MTNL, Railways etc.

Many of us say that these things don't work in India. Couple of months back, the Faridabad Municipal Corporation laid new roads in his area and the residents were very happy about it. But 2 weeks later, BSNL dug up the newly laid roads to install new cables which annoyed all the residents. A resident used the above listed grievance forum to highlight his concern. To his surprise, BSNL and Municipal Corporation of Faridabad were served a show cause notice and the guy received a copy of the notice in one week. Government has asked the MC and BSNL about the goof up as it's clear that both the government departments were not in sync at all.

So use this grievance forum and educate others who don't know about this facility. This way we can at least raise our concerns instead of just talking about the 'System' in India.

Invite your friends to contribute for many such happenings.
PLEASE SPREAD THIS MESSAGE IF U WANT OUR INDIA TO HAVE A BETTER TOMORROW & FORWARD THIS MAIL TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.

THE TATA LEGACY.. J.R.D TATA

Benevolent J.R.D,
a happy birthday to you.

The steely foundation of Indian industry that you laid is bearing all fruits. The wings you gave to Indians; they want to fly higher than their dreams.

Even after Plano to Nano, still more is required and we know 'keepers of the flames' are doing their best in order to improve the situation.

As far as your love for art is concerned, there is still more acceptability required.But the human spirit of struggle to improve still lives on.

The flame is now giving light to complete globe and it wants to become synonymous with solar.

Your inspiration, our aspiration will continue to lighten the flame indefinetly.



Location: Tata Museum, Jamshedpur.
In the first pic, you can see a painting. This was a gift to JRD Tata on his Birthday by a street artist. Nobody was able to understand his art. Unfortunately, only the painting was given to JRD and the artist had promised to reveal the secret shortly . However, JRD was no more when the secret was actually revealed.
Here's the secret revealed. When you place a steel rod at the circle in the first pic you saw, you will see the image of the JRD Tata as a reflection on the steel rod as seen in the second pic below. Isn't it incredible!!

COZ MEN WILL BE MAN

Don’t feel to clean

Leave mattress with bean

While moving forward

Always appear mean

If somebody speaks

Hear the eminent

All only when free

And words are lenient

Vision compact

For focus

Maximum impact

Missing nothing in locus

Not insensitive

Ready to hunt

Emotionless

As nature wants

Camaraderie with brothers is simple

Rare worry of a pimple

Like beautiful twinkle

Mellows with dimple

Will boast in front of men

Humble in front of woman

Chivalry an art

Flirt like smart

Ego is of ideas

And treats woman of her beauty

Spare for time

But not for the duty

Not scared

When tears roll

Give in

Because feel self-robbed

Forgive when forget,

Women give this rebate

Man has to always respect,

God who create

Do differentiate

Some like toys

Some like van

Because boys will be boys

Coz men will be man

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS!!

Yes we can?
Can we stand against the plunder?
Can we search the truth?
Can we set the wrong right?
Can we apologize for the fault?
Can we show more respect and introspect?
Can we be more sensitive?
Can we be more on time?
Can we be little less corrupt?
Can we learn a little more?
Can we shine a little more?
Can we be little less polluting?
Can we continue to love, care and share?
Can we be a little more optimistic?

I am and think of all of you the same.
Just reply, 'YES WE CAN'.

DHIRUBHAISM

Dhirubhaism No 1: Roll up your sleeves and help.He was the first person to sense that the circumstances would have been beyond his team's control, rather than it being a slip on their part, as he trusted their capabilities implicitly.............. rolling up his sleeves and diving in to rescue a situation that had gone out of control.

Dhirubhaism No 2: Be a safety net for your team.

but the knowledge that he knew and cared for what I was going through, and that he was there for me if I ever needed him, worked wonders for my confidence.

Dhirubhaism No 3: The silent benefactor.

When he helped someone, he never ever breathed a word about it to anyone else.

Dhirubhaism No 4: Dream big, but dream with your eyes open.

But though he dreamed big, he was able to clearly distinguish between perception and reality and his favourite phrase "dream with your eyes open" underlined this

Dhirubhaism No 5: Leave the professional alone!

he only direction that he gave me, just once, was this: "Produce your best."

Dhirubhaism No 6: Change your orbit, constantly! we are all born into an orbit. It is up to us to progress to the next. We could choose to live and die in the orbit that we are born in. But that would be a criminal waste of potential. When we push ourselves into the next orbit, we benefit not only ourselves but everyone connected with us.However, when you change orbits, you will create friction. The good news is that your enemies from your previous orbit will never be able to reach you in your new one. By the time resentment builds up in your new orbit, you should move to the next level. And so on.

Dhirubhaism No 7: The arm-around-the-shoulder leader

it must have required phenomenal generosity of spirit to be that inclusive. Yes, this was one of the things that was uniquely Dhirubhai -- that warm arm around my shoulder that did much more than words in letting me know that I belonged, that I had his trust, and that I had him on my side!

Dhirubhaism No 8: The Dhirubhai theory of Supply creating Demand He was not an MBA. Nor an economist. But yet he took traditional market theory and stood it on its head......No doubt his instinct was backed by years and years of reading, studying market trends, careful listening and his own honed capacity to forecast, but yet despite all this preparation, it required undeniable guts to pioneer such a revolutionary move.....his uncanny knack of knowing exactly how the market is going to behave.

Dhirubhaism No 9: Money is not a product by itself, it is a by-product, so don't chase it People will pay for your product or service if it is good. But if you get your priorities slightly mixed up, not only will the money you make remain just a quick buck it would in all likelihood blacklist you for good. Sounds too simplistic!!

THE FOUNTAINHEAD

My review at ILP as it was about the book and same goes for my thinking...

The Fountainhead is a great work of fiction by Ayn Rand. It presents one of the most challenging ideas that - man's ego is the source of ideas for human progress. First published in 1943, it gives a whole new perspective of looking at objectivism.
Change is t he law of life. We change to improve continuously. The process of change is initiated by the Creators. These people are wellspring of ideas.Civilization is an outcome of these emergent properties.
The ideas are attributes of an individual.Collectively we can just agglomerate these thoughts to bring about a change.The integrity of thoughts and creativity of an individual must be respected.
Quoting--"We can divide a meal among many men. We cannot digest in a collective stomach...think,feel,judge or act; these are functions of the self.... Degrees of ability vary but the basic principle remains the same; the degree of a man's independence, initiative and personal love for his work determines his talent as a worker and his worth as a man".
The authors has given a thorough description of the various characters and the situations which create a vivid image in front of the readers. The author highly approves of the character of an ideal man as she wants to project things as they "ought to be". Thus, though idealistic it still highlights our pitiable habit of stealing ideas and creativity.
When working in organizations where results are achieved through collective efforts, individual contributions are often not distinguished and their originality is rarely preserved. When some work is assigned to an individual and you trust that he is the right person to execute it; when one achieves the desired results, one should not plagiarize by mere;y altering his findings.

If you haven't read this you haven't read literally 'The ideal book"

To end " Creation comes before distribution" ---Howard Roark.


and here is the entire courtroom speech for you from the movie. Howard Roark character played by Gary Cooper; courtesy YOUTUBE

From The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, Gary Cooper as Howard Roark delivers the memorable courtroom speech in self-defense for dynamiting Courtland.

MILE SUR MERA TUMHARA!!

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[hi] Mile sur meraa tumhaaraa to sur bane hamaaraasur kii nadiyaa.n har dishaa se bahate saagar me.n mile.nbaadalo.n kaa ruup le kar barase halke halkemile sur meraa tumhaaraa to sur bane hamaaraasur meraa tumhaaraa …to sur bane hamaaraa …
[ks] chaa’ny’ taraz tay myaany’ tarazik-vaT bani yi saa’ny’ taraz
[pa] tera sur mile mere sur de naalmilke bane ek nava sur taal
[hi] mile sur meraa tumhaaraa to sur bane hamaaraa
[sn] muhinjo sur tohi des piyaaraa mile jaDe.ngiit asaanjo madhur taraano bane taDe.n
[ur] sur kaa dariyaa bahte saagar me.n mile
[pa] badlaa.N daa ruup laike barsan haule haule
[ta] isaindaal nam iruvarin suramum namadakkumtisai ve’ru aaanaalum aaLi sermugilaay maLaiyay poLivadu pol isainam isai..
[ka]nanna dhwanige’ ninna dhwaniyaseridante’ namma dhwaniya
[te] naa swaramu nii swaramu sangammamaimana swaranga avatarinche
[ma] ninDe’ swaramum nii.ngaLuDe’ swaramumdhaTTuche’yum namuDe’ya swaram
[bn] tomaar shur moder shursrishTi korur oiko shur
[as] srishTi ho oiko taan
[or] toma mora swarera milansrishTi kare chaalbochatan
[gu] mile sur jo thaaro mhaarobaNe aapaNo sur niraalo
[mr] maanjhaa tumchyaa jultaa taaraamadhur suraaanchaa barastii dhaaraa
[hi] sur kii nadiyaa.n har dishaa se bahate saagar me.n mile.nbaadalo.n kaa ruup le kar barase halke halkemile sur meraa tumhaaraa to sur bane hamaaraasur meraa tumhaaraa …to sur bane hamaaraa …

MY TEACHER

The world would be zeros

and without it heroes.

The direction in thoughts 

and the point in thinking,

Whatever we wrote

and problem we sort.

Questions for questions,

definitive solutions to problems,

Curiosity for doubts,

but sensitivity even for robots.

The manner of speaking,

and speaking of manners,

The leathers in dressing,

and dressing of leathers.

Seeking the horizons

and calibrating the cosmos,

Being inspired 

and raising aspirations.

In all my orals'

and for grooming my morals,

Building character

and strength as a rover.

Showing me even the dark,

raising hope of another light,

Fought with my ego,

so that weak never see my might.

Meaning of colors,

first of the white,

Away from the red,

and towards the green,

Taking care of the brown,

and keeping the blues clean.

Care for every anima

whether yellow or pink,

For even poverty is a situation, you can find yourself in,

and not a stink.

No sign of disparity,

submerged only in unity,

Freedom is the ultimate 

price of creativity.

Eating only the bitter

without any flutter,

Having a patience

in every essence.

Take life in your grip,

add a little friendship,

think of governing the world,

and not strip.

For making me a believer,

before GOD I thank you my teacher.

 

 

!!!HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!!!

 

--Dinesh Agarwal

"Let me be alone, if that is the price of world unity" -- Professor Peter Nash, in Lone Path.

PRICELESS!!

!!Priceless!!

First sight of love,
Every feather of dove,
Last second of exam,
Every word of ham,
First egg of chickens,
Last work of Dickens,
First drop of rain,
Every seed of grain,
Last reflex of pain,
Every slice of time,
Every word that rhyme,
Every medal of game,
Each second of fame,
Every ray of sunshine,
Last hint of crime,
Mother feeding food morsels,
Seeing you cross every Achilles,
First thought of mind,
The last search of find,
The last reed of innocence,
And that age of being spontaneous,
First pimple on dimple,
Those look that are simple,
Truth of Beauty,
Every drop of blood on duty,
The dance of finesse,
The music of resonance,
That smile of humor,
Those pearls of anger,
The first germination of tree,
The relation that is free,
Every sort of ecstasy,
Even quench of the thirsty,
For certainly there are some things,
That money can’t buy,
All those are priceless!!



---Priceless was even the freedom,
Till we enclosed it in fiefdom.

HR problems

Yesterday I had my GD / PI for C.E.T.

I realize this from the conversation i had with a number of like myself ,aspiring managers.

Previously there used to be two class of employee one which didn't had skills for the work and other which had skills and could also ask for premium salary.

In the last 5 years the picture has changed quiet a lot and it doesn't come to me as a surprise that though the salary are on the rise, so has been the attrition problem and the job hopping activity.

So what is at unrest???

First let see how the class of employee have changed. There are now three classes of employee and quiet different from the earlier two.
The First is class of all those employee that have completed their education and have to work for earning a salary. The second class is the one which are educated and can work and get a salary for work done. The third class is one which are educated, can work, deserve premium; but that is not the end of it with them. They are also looking for work.

But when it is so simple to classify the employees, why there is a conundrum?
It is because:

Though it is easy to screen between the first and other two.. it is difficult to screen between the second and the third class.And it is only after you have employed them for a period you realize that in which class they can actually be classified. so what we are looking for for making the distinction. A number of them.

The third class always have higher aims. They want to grow and would be ready to take greater responsibility. The trick here lies in recognizing this and rewarding the same with work and compensation. If you don't provide the either they don't see the growth. If you will decide every term of employment they will be gone (this include work, compensation, quantum of work, work timings).
The employer should never try to be smart with them; if you have the experience they are also the cream and the end result is not good for either. The development has to be mutual.
The term 'compensation' used by the industry is misnomer. Unless they think that they torture us first and they want to compensate. This then lead to what we have at hand; attrition , job hopping.The loss on the employee side is they don't develop expertise.
The second class has to be motivated first and that is all that is required. Then they become part of the third.
The first class needs to understand what all type of work is available and that they can choose the work.This will lead to enhanced efficiency; if understood by the employer as well.


At the same time HR can argue that the quality of employee has gone down and that is more than true!!

But these changes wont take place till HR comes to the forefront of Company's growth plan and realization of the fact by Education Centers that the need and the quality of the hour both has risen.

STARTUPS!!

read this

!!LEGENDS!!

Enjoy the triumph, Memoirs of Struggle
Fight but Respect
Compete but never Compromise
Real strength is tougher but Difficulty looks easier
Mind is calm Thinking is deep
Looks are stern Beauty is in speech
Wisdom is natural Knowledge is pure
World is chariot Vision is belief
Universe is battlefield at stake is Honour
Death shivers Life laughs
Faith is infinite Trust is matured
Persona is Armour Intelligence is weapon
Wit is blended Humor is aromatic
Challenges are food Quests are drink
Sleep like desert Awake like Ocean
Winners are humble Champions are brutal ...
!!Legends have grace!!

TOO MUCH

There is too much to talk

There is too much to speak

But I am not the only one who is quiet

There are few moments

There is too little time

But I am not alone such busy

There is too much to share

There is too much to care

But I am not alone who is careless

There is too much to walk

There is too much to run

But I am not alone with such distance

There is too much to believe

There is too much to relieve

But I am not alone who do not grief

There is too much to create

There is too much to generate

But I am not alone with so much greed

There is too much to write

There is too much to sight

But I am not alone who do not see the plight

There is too much to think

There is too much to blink

But I am not alone who remain pink

There is too much of freedom

There is too much of liberty

But I am not alone who is still creepy

There is too much to place

There is too much at stake

But I am not alone who do not trust

I am not the first

I am not the last

But let us all give it a start!

VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE!

Once I left
            Soon I met
Not one, but
            Hundreds on my way

A blacksmith who was happy
            Working harder generating strength

A craftsman working smarter
           Creating beautiful drafts

An instructor
          Clearing all doubts

Sportsman sweating out
          Taking peoples breathe out

A man on duty
         Without being fruity

Mind on work
         Round the clock

An artist offering his treat
         Of beats

Heavens playing happily
        On the street

Beggar calling alms
        Without any claims
………
Rounds of rendition
       On this beautiful expedition

I aren’t happy
       O thee GOD
Why O why?
       On seeing these..

God then spelt
       Magical words of eternity for me

My, My, My O My
       My child
My child you reasoned all the way
       That is all I must say

But you know too much
       To enjoy

An idle man thinking nothing
       So close I came….

Why rack your brains for no pains
      And in vain for no gain

Feel your breathe
      Touch the sky
Let your imagination like them
       Fly high

For all these is there
       For you to cry
But you must laugh
       Even when rivers run dry

Laugh and Laugh
       And laugh like me
Even after creating
       A tragedy

Just in this vast ocean
      Take a dive
For my child,
      Variety is the spice of life.

Reeds of Innocence

By William Blake

1757-1827

---

PIPING down the valleys wild,
Piping songs of pleasant glee,
On a cloud I saw a child,
And he laughing said to me:

'Pipe a song about a Lamb!'
So I piped with merry cheer.
'Piper, pipe that song again;'
So I piped: he wept to hear.

'Drop thy pipe, thy happy pipe;
Sing thy songs of happy cheer!'
So I sung the same again,
While he wept with joy to hear.

'Piper, sit thee down and write
In a book that all may read.'
So he vanish'd from my sight;
And I pluck'd a hollow reed,

And I made a rural pen,
And I stain'd the water clear,
And I wrote my happy songs
Every child may joy to hear.


------ one of the best poem(CARELESS) ever i read in 4 th standard

TO BE YOURSELF!

Someone falls to pieces
Sleeping all alone
Someone kills the pain
Spinning in the silence
She finally drifts away
Someone gets excited
In a chapel yard
And catches a bouquet
Another lays a dozen
White roses on a grave
Yeah...


And to be yourself is all that you can do
Hey...
To be yourself is all that you can do


Someone finds salvation in everyone
Another only pain
Someone tries to hide himself
Down inside himself he prays
Someone swears his true love
Until the end of time
Another runs away
Separate or united
Healthy or insane


And to be yourself is all that you can do(all that you can do)
Yeah..
To be yourself is all that you can do(all that you can do)

To be yourself is all that you can do(all that you can do)
Hey...

even when you've paid enough
been put upon or been held up
with every single memory of
the good or bad, faces of luck
don't lose any sleep tonight
i'm sure everything will end up alright
you may win or lose


But to be yourself is all that you can do
Yeah...
To be yourself is all that you can do

Ohhh...
To be yourself is all that you can do(all that you can do)
Ohhh...
To be yourself is all that you can do(all that you can do)
To be yourself is all that you can--
Be yourself is all that you can--
Be yourself is all that you can dooooooohoooo

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Poem:The Indian Political System

The representation of largest democracy is unique

It generates among its citizens a pique

Part-s Party and Parties

All come in bulk

Workers are individuals

Leaders become hulks

Mergers and acquisitions

Meager and accusations

Plan and Ploy

Apply and Employ

They love their people and people’s

They promise to promise to fulfill promise

Castes and Creeds

Races and Religions

They n' ever bank upon

Above fundamentals

They n’ ever cheat and n’ ever lie

They n’ ever disguise and n’ ever eat pie

They are no juvenile in their sin

They were born with expertise since

Scams and bureau scans

Add to their degree and non degree and medallions

The policies and reforms

The laws, rules and norms

Are fabricated and amended

Then after experimenting on people they are mended

They work hard for doing hard work

End up making work hard

They love freedom and freedom loves them

Hence they are liberalize to freedom

They govern us

As country is their kingdom

The right to their will at least is ours

Else we would be labored labors

On behalf of our appointed democracy

We can say there is no politics in our appointing democracy

I hope there n’ ever be need to make some organic compound

To flush out myth and filth inside democratic bound

Since on critical policies they n’ ever have discussions

I fear of my freedom to say them politicians

.....Dinesh Agarwal